Colne - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire Historic Town SurveyColneCONTENTSContents..................................................................................................................................iFigures.................................................................................................................................. iiiPlates.................................................................................................................................... iiiSUMMARY............................................................................................................................ 11. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 51.1 Project background ..................................................................................................... 51.2 Project aims ................................................................................................................ 51.3 Project outputs ............................................................................................................ 61.4 Project methodology ................................................................................................... 62. LOCATION, TOPOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA ............................ 92.1 Geographical location ................................................................................................. 92.2 Geology....................................................................................................................... 92.3 Landscape setting....................................................................................................... 92.4 Study area................................................................................................................. 103. SOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 113.1 Published works........................................................................................................ 113.2 Manuscripts............................................................................................................... 113.3 Cartographic evidence .............................................................................................. 133.4 Archaeological evidence ........................................................................................... 134 HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT............................................... 144.1 Prehistoric ................................................................................................................. 144.2 Romano-British ......................................................................................................... 144.3 Post-Roman and early medieval............................................................................... 144.4 Medieval.................................................................................................................... 144.5 Post-medieval ........................................................................................................... 164.6 Industrial and modern ............................................................................................... 195. STATEMENT OF HISTORIC URBAN CHARACTER AND NATURE ANDSIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE ............................................ 275.1 Surviving plan components....................................................................................... 275.2 Building materials...................................................................................................... 375.4 Communication networks.......................................................................................... 395.5 Spaces, vistas and panoramas................................................................................. 405.6 Plan Form ................................................................................................................. 415.7 Nature and Significance of the Archaeological Resource......................................... 426. DESIGNATIONS............................................................................................................. 43© Lancashire County Council 2005 i